Fractious
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. ( 脾气) 易怒的, 好争吵的
- ［英］ adj. ( 脾气) 易怒的, 好争吵的 ( peevish; irritable; cross)
- ［记］ fract ( 碎裂) +ious ( 易...的) -> 脾气易暴 -> 易怒的
- ［同］ n. fractiousness
- ［例］ My fractious roommates complained about everything.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: fraction (discord) + -ous
- Date: 1714
- 1. tending to be troublesome ; unruly <a fractious crowd>
- 2. quarrelsome, irritable
- ? fractiously adverb
- ? fractiousness noun
